diamond

diamond

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaɪ.(ə.)mənd/

Etymology 1

From Middle English dyamaunt, from Old French diamant, from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas, diamond). Doublet of adamant.

Noun

diamond (countable and uncountable, plural diamonds)

  1. (uncountable) A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.
  2. A gemstone made from this mineral.
    Synonym: (informal) sparkler
  3. A diamond ring.
  4. (color) A very pale blue color.
  5. (heraldry) Sable, when blazoning by precious stones.
  6. Something that resembles a diamond.
    Synonym: adamant
  7. (geometry) A rhombus, especially when oriented so that its longer axis is vertical.
    Synonyms: lozenge, rhomb
  8. (geometry) The polyiamond made up of two triangles.
    Synonym: 2-iamond
  9. (baseball) The entire field of play used in the game.
    Synonyms: ball field, baseball field
  10. (baseball) The infield of a baseball field.
    Synonyms: baseball diamond, infield
    Antonym: outfield
  11. (card games) A card of the diamonds suit.
  12. (Western Pennsylvania) A town square.
Derived terms
Related terms
  • demantoid
  • diamantine
Translations
See also
  • argyle
  • carbonado
  • diamante
  • paragon
  • chlenter
  • rhinestone
  • brifka

Adjective

diamond (not comparable)

  1. Made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds.
    Synonym: diamantine
  2. Of, relating to, or being a sixtieth anniversary.
  3. Of, relating to, or being a seventy-fifth anniversary.
  4. (slang) First-rate; excellent.
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Translations

Verb

diamond (third-person singular simple present diamonds, present participle diamonding, simple past and past participle diamonded)

  1. To adorn with or as if with diamonds.
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch diamant, used by Dirck Voskens who first cut it around 1700, presumably naming it by analogy with the larger Perl.

Noun

diamond (uncountable)

  1. (printing, dated) The size of type between brilliant and pearl, standardized as 4+12-point.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024), “Diamond”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “diamond”, in Mindat.org[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  • Jonathon Green (2024), “diamond n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  • Jonathon Green (2024), “diamond adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  • Eric Partridge (2005), “diamond”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 1 (A–I), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 580.

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